Caterlink – Catering Manager

WSH Group; Pershore; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering service provider is seeking a Catering Manager at Pershore College to ensure the delivery of nutritious and enjoyable meals to students. Responsibilities include overseeing food preparation, compliance with health standards, managing a team, and maintaining client relations. This role offers a pay of £19.50 per hour with 37.5 hours per week, working throughout the year. Opportunities for professional development and employee discounts are provided, along with a commitment to safeguarding.

Benefits

Employee Discount Platform

Wellbeing Services including Employee Assistance Program

Access to Pension scheme

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and present food to required standards.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Support and train teams for performance and excellence.
• Manage day-to-day operations and supervise teams.
• Act as main contact for the client at the location.

Education

Level 2 Food and Health and Safety certificate

Job description

Company Description

Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the Company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our “Fresh Food Policy” is the foundation of our success and growth in the market coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site‑based teams.

Job Description

We are hiring for a Catering Manager at Pershore College, Pershore who wants to ensure our future generations are provided with nutritionally balanced and tasty food. This role is working 52 weeks per year and occasional weekend and evening work

The role:

• £19.50 per hour
• 37.5 hours per week working Monday — Friday
• Working 52 weeks per year 20 Days Holiday

Your key responsibilities will include:

• To prepare, cook and present food to the standards required by Caterlink and the client
• To ensure that the location meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislations and procedures
• To ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers and expectations are consistently exceeded
• To be responsible for the day‑to‑day running of the location and supervising teams including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans
• To be the main point of contact for our client in your school ensuring that regular adjustments and improvements are both recommended and implemented
• Communicating regularly with your line manager to monitor KPIs and financial targets to ensure these are achieved
• Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role by ensuring all training is completed and performance is managed
• To manage summer camp for oversea Students while the college is closed within the summer holidays
• To oversee the running of coffee outlet

Caterlink strives to always provide a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our teams where every individual is treated with respect, integrity and has the opportunity to grow and be treated equally and with fairness at all times.

Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.

Qualifications

Level 2 Food and Health and Safety certificate (essential)

Additional Information

• You have the opportunity of a blended learning programme that can include formal qualifications including apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning and on the job training to support and encourage your development and enable you to be the best you can be
• We offer you access to our Employee Discount Platform where you can make great savings at supermarkets, cinema, restaurants as well as holiday discounts, family days out and many more!
• You will have full access to our Wellbeing Services including the Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits which are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time
• You may be eligible to join our Pension scheme